This post has been sitting in my drafts for like forever. I have been so busy off late that I never got around to posting it. I know I have been saying this in almost every other post of mine, but I seriously as busy and tired :) That doesn't mean that I haven't been crafting, oh yes I have been and that too lots. It just means that I haven't had the chance to do all the other work like taking pictures, editing them, drafting posts and publishing them here. But I am planning to do all of that this week. :)

**This workshop happened almost a month back :)

I love it whenever the Three Cool Chicks (Yvonne, Amy, Julie) organize the Let's get trendy now! workshops. There are some cool tips and tricks, take on the current trends, some beautiful projects and of course prizes to be won and to top it all off, these workshops are free :)

Welcome to Tejal's blog hop..Our butterfly girl is a special lady and what better way to celebrate a birthday with other than a blog hop....So hop along... You have 16 stops to make before heading to Tejal's blog to wish her.. And a blog hop also means prizes and surprises... So one random lucky commenter would get a Echo Park mini theme collection.... So what are you guys waiting for.. Hop along and join in the fun to wish Tejal a very happy birthday..

Here is a list of the participating people so in case you get lost along the way you know where to go....

And this title is so very true for all of you wonderful people who take time out to read my blog and decide to follow my work. I love ya all :)

I had to take some time out from the oh-so-busy schedule to play along some of my favorite challenges. Ever since I saw the 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge, I had wanted to participate. And because it normally takes me around 3 hours to get a card make(my secret is out :D), I was a little apprehensive about taking up this challenge. After all I can't even think of a card in 10 minutes let alone make it :D

But then I had this idea in mind using washi tapes that I had seen lot of people already do and I wanted to try. I {heart} washi tapes. They just make everything look great :)

So I gathered my supplies and held my breath and went to work and voila it was so easy I made the card in just 6 minutes flat.

I pulled out 3 different washi tapes to match the colors from the challenge and went crazy. The sentiment is from a Pebbles stamp set.

What went in? Finely chopped cherry tomatoes, cucumber, iceberg lettuce, green apple, red apple, pomegranate seeds (feel free to add more fruits like kiwi, grapes, etc. The more the better :D). Add some lemon and honey and top it up with roasted walnuts and you have a fabulous salad :)

But other than being sleep deprived (all thanks to a 3 month old :) ), I have been busy with a lot of things lately - custom orders, DT commitments, preparing projects to submit for publications (ahem !), home improvement ideas and a secret something that I have been working on...and all this leaves me very tired at the end of the day :)

Today I have a fun card to share with you.

I love making cards that are not rectangle and square and this scallop circle die cut was such a fun shape to use as the base. All papers used are Bella BLVD and I just love that cutie owl :)